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Rode the first Cleves Time Trial tonight and covered the 10.25 miles in 22:20 or about 27.54 mph. Looking back over the last 17 years that is the second best first night and only missed being the best by 2 seconds. Tomorrow night is the 10 mile Blue Streak.

Yesterday I started with 10 miles on the trainer before sunrise, then did the Cincinnati to Ripley and back ride with 221 to Georgetown/Old 68 to Ripley added on for another 114 and then added 11 more late in the day on the trainer. About 210 watt average for just over 7 hours. Today and

Actually did this late in the day on Friday at Ault Park. The tighter waves on the power are the actual effort Average power at 345. I was hoping for 350+. Legs maybe a little tired from the previous three days of climbing repeats and strength training. HR not all that high at 160 so

The schedule called for 5 but for some reason I did 6. Didn’t even realize it until I had finished. never hurts to do a little more, right? Here is the 5 minute/1 minute data: 352/445, 362/410, 349/414, 355/403, 344/412, 340/410. Some numbers better than Tuesday and some below. Overall felt good but legs were

Went to Sports Nutrition 2 Go today for the BodPod test. Three years ago I was at 166.8 lbs with 16.5 being fat or 9.9%. Today I was at 170.5 lbs and 15.8 lbs of fat or 9.3%. I added 5 lbs of muscle and lost one lb of fat in three years.

On Saturday I rode with a guy I’m training for the Louisville Triathlon this summer. We did the 100 mile ride to Ripley, OH and back on Saturday with a short but steep side trip to Rankin House well above Ripley. We also were fortunate to see the bald eagle at the Brown County Water

There are time when I like doing these and times when I don’t Today was a don’t. hadn’t had these on the schedule since January. I used my usual course at Ault Park starting at the bottom of the hill on Observatory and going to almost the back of the pavilion. While not fun I